关于介绍圣诞节英语作文带翻译

关于介绍圣诞节英语作文带翻译 　Christmas, annual Christian holiday memorating the birth of Jesus Christ. Most memb

关于介绍圣诞节英语作文带翻译 Christmas,annualChristianholidaymemoratingthe birthofJesusChrist.MostmembersoftheRomanCatholic ChurchandfollowersofProtestantismcelebrateChristmas onDecember25,andmanycelebrateontheeveningof December24aswell.MembersoftheEasternOrthodoxChurch usuallydelaytheirmostimportantseasonalceremonies untilJanuary6,whentheycelebrateEpiphany,amemoration ofthebaptismofJesus.Epiphanyalsotraditionally memoratesthearrivaloftheThreeWiseMenoftheEastin Bethlehem(nearJerusalem,Israel),wheretheyadoredthe infantJesusandpresentedhimwithgiftsofgold, frankincense,andmyrrh.TheofficialChristmasseason, popularlyknownaseitherChristmastideortheTwelveDays ofChristmas,extendsfromtheanniversaryofChrist’s birthonDecember25tothefeastofEpiphanyonJanuary6. ChristmasisbasedonthestoryofJesus’birthas describedintheGospelaordingtoMatthew(seeMatthew 1:18-2:12)andtheGospelaordingtoLuke(seeLuke 1:26-56).RomanCatholicsfirstcelebratedChristmas,then knownastheFeastoftheNativity,asearlyas336ad.The wordChristmasenteredtheEnglishlanguagesometimearound 1050astheOldEnglishphraseChristesmaesse,meaning festivalofChrist.Scholarsbelievethefrequentlyused shortenedformofChristmas—Xmas—mayhaveeintousein